underdov.

Brit.

/ˌʌndəˈduː/, U.S.

/ˌəndərˈdu/

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a).

1. intransitive.

a. To refrain from full action.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from action [verb (intransitive)] > refrain from full action

underdo1611

1611 B. Jonson Catiline ii. sig. D5 You ouer act when you should vnderdoe .

b. To do less than is requisite or necessary.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)] > do less than expected or required

underdo1622

1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre ii. vii. 67 He [sc. the corporal] must equally vnderstand both how to obey and how to command, and therwithal it must be mixt with such a temperance, that he must neither ouerdoe nor vnderdoe, lest he utterly undoe.

1642 W. Price Serm. 8 We would not cry, that Preacher overdoes, this underdoes, and that goes too farre, this falls short.

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. iv. iv. 79 Nature is so intent upon finishing her Work, that she may be observ'd much oftener to over do, than under do.

1710 H. Prideaux Orig. & Right Tithes ii. 121 He may either overdoe, and give too much,..or he may underdoe and give too little.

1739 J. Trapp Righteous Over-much 5 We may..under-doe, and be defective.

a. transitive. To do, or deal with, insufficiently or imperfectly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > completing > non-completion > do incompletely [verb (transitive)]

underwork1691

underdo1713

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail in [verb (transitive)] > do less than expected or required

underact1646

underdo1713

underbuild1847

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. To Rdr. sig. A7 In the former of which, I fear he will think I have as much under-done, as in the latter over-done the matter.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. v. 54 They sometimes over-do the business, and sometimes under-do it.

1886 M. W. Hungerford Mental Struggle iii Once or twice..it struck me that you were rather under-doing it.

1888 J. Rickaby Moral Philos. 77 Doing right is opposed to overdoing the thing, and to underdoing it.

b. To act (a part) inadequately. Also used attributively.

ΚΠ

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. cx. 401 Thou must, however, own a good deal of blunder of the over-do and under-do kind, with respect to the part thou actedst.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison I. xv. 95 Can I do it, if I place him in the light of a Lover, and not..underdo his character as such?

a1770 J. Jortin Serm. (1771) I. v. 87 A disposition and behaviour which may be overdone as well as underdone.

c. spec. To cook insufficiently. (Cf. underdone adj.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > cook [verb (transitive)] > undercook

underdo1864

1864 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1894 Westm. Gaz. 1 Jan. 7/2 An adept at underdoing the meat and overdoing the potatoes.

Derivatives

ˌunderˈdoer n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > failure to achieve or attain > under-achieving > one who

underdoer1753

under-achiever1953

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison V. ix. 45 These overdoers, my dear, are wicked wretches. What do they, but make religion look unlovely, and put underdoers out of heart?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	underdo
释义	underdov. Brit. /ˌʌndəˈduː/, U.S. /ˌəndərˈdu/ Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a). 1. intransitive. a. To refrain from full action. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from action [verb (intransitive)] > refrain from full action underdo1611 1611 B. Jonson Catiline ii. sig. D5 You ouer act when you should vnderdoe . View more context for this quotation b. To do less than is requisite or necessary. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)] > do less than expected or required underdo1622 1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre ii. vii. 67 He [sc. the corporal] must equally vnderstand both how to obey and how to command, and therwithal it must be mixt with such a temperance, that he must neither ouerdoe nor vnderdoe, lest he utterly undoe. 1642 W. Price Serm. 8 We would not cry, that Preacher overdoes, this underdoes, and that goes too farre, this falls short. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. iv. iv. 79 Nature is so intent upon finishing her Work, that she may be observ'd much oftener to over do, than under do. 1710 H. Prideaux Orig. & Right Tithes ii. 121 He may either overdoe, and give too much,..or he may underdoe and give too little. 1739 J. Trapp Righteous Over-much 5 We may..under-doe, and be defective. 2. a. transitive. To do, or deal with, insufficiently or imperfectly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > non-completion > do incompletely [verb (transitive)] underwork1691 underdo1713 the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail in [verb (transitive)] > do less than expected or required underact1646 underdo1713 underbuild1847 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. To Rdr. sig. A7 In the former of which, I fear he will think I have as much under-done, as in the latter over-done the matter. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. v. 54 They sometimes over-do the business, and sometimes under-do it. View more context for this quotation 1886 M. W. Hungerford Mental Struggle iii Once or twice..it struck me that you were rather under-doing it. 1888 J. Rickaby Moral Philos. 77 Doing right is opposed to overdoing the thing, and to underdoing it. b. To act (a part) inadequately. Also used attributively. ΚΠ 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. cx. 401 Thou must, however, own a good deal of blunder of the over-do and under-do kind, with respect to the part thou actedst. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison I. xv. 95 Can I do it, if I place him in the light of a Lover, and not..underdo his character as such? a1770 J. Jortin Serm. (1771) I. v. 87 A disposition and behaviour which may be overdone as well as underdone. c. spec. To cook insufficiently. (Cf. underdone adj.) ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > cook [verb (transitive)] > undercook underdo1864 1864 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 1 Jan. 7/2 An adept at underdoing the meat and overdoing the potatoes. Derivatives ˌunderˈdoer n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > failure to achieve or attain > under-achieving > one who underdoer1753 under-achiever1953 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison V. ix. 45 These overdoers, my dear, are wicked wretches. What do they, but make religion look unlovely, and put underdoers out of heart? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1611
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